and metamorphic rocks, emphasizing the role of heat and pressure in rock formation. It concludes by highlighting the continuous cycle of rock formation and transformation beneath the Earth's surface.

The process does not melt the rocks - the minerals they contain are changed by heat causing the transformation. The other scenario when metamorphic rock can be formed is when great pressures cause ...

The last group of rocks is called metamorphic, because these rocks ... “Metamorphosis” comes from ancient Greek and means ...